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Book your room at DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport - Rosemont
Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofabed, Non Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)One King Bed, Non-Smoking, Corner
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Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)One King Bed, Non-Smoking, Accessible
Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)Chicago business hotel 2 miles from O'Hare
Near conventions
Connected to the convention center by walkway, this 10-story hotel is within walking distance from both the Rosemont Theatre and the Muvico movie theaters, only 3 miles from Allstate Arena, 12 miles from the Woodfield Mall, and 18 miles from Chicago's Loop.
Work and play
The hotel's 24-hour business center offers faxing, printing, copying, and high-speed Internet access; recreation options include an indoor pool, whirlpool tub, and fitness center.
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All 369 guestrooms offer pillowtop mattresses, down comforters, minibars, high-speed Internet access, complimentary premium channels, and two multi-line phones with voice mail.
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- Fitness facilities
- Sauna
- Spa tub
- Swimming pool
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Guests at the Doubletree Hotel Chicago O'Hare Airport Rosemont can relax in an indoor pool and whirlpool tub, or work out in a fitness center with cardiovascular equipment and free weights.
On-site dining options include Chicago's famed Gibsons Steakhouse, the casual BC Bistro and Lounge with an extensive breakfast buffet, and a coffee shop in the lobby.
Connected by walkway to the convention center, the hotel includes 13,000 square feet of on-site meeting and event space, with event catering, audiovisual equipment, and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge) in public areas. A 24-hour business center offers shipping, faxing, printing, and copying (surcharges apply).
Complimentary shuttle service to and from O'Hare Airport is available from 4 AM to midnight, with a pick-up point at the Hotel/Bus Shuttle Center Door #3. Guests may contact the hotel for shuttle times.
- Indoor pool
- Spa tub
- Fitness facilities
- Coffee shop or café
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Express check-in
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 369
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of floors - 10
- Conference space size (feet) - 13000
- Free airport transportation
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Shopping on site
- Elevator/lift
- Luggage storage
- One meeting room
- Laundry facilities
- Conference space size (meters) - 1208
- Year Built 2000
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Number of restaurants - 2
- 24-hour business center
Family Friendly Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access (12.95 USD per 24 hours surcharge), Wired internet access (12.95 USD per 24 hours surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access (12.95 USD per 24 hours surcharge), Wired high-speed internet (12.95 USD per 24 hours surcharge)
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Pillowtop mattress
- Cribs/infant beds available
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- Climate control
- In-room safe
Where to Eat
Gibsons Steakhouse - This outpost of the well-known Chicago steakhouse features prime steaks and seafood for lunch and dinner. This fine-dining restaurant includes a bar.
BC Bistro and Lounge - This casual restaurant offers regional American cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Daily breakfast buffet with a cooked-to-order omelet station. A children's menu is available.
Coffee Shop - A lobby coffee shop and newsstand serving Starbucks coffee, pastries, salads, and sandwiches from early morning until early afternoon.
Muvico Theaters (cinema) and the Rosemont Theatre (performing arts center) are both within walking distance from the hotel.
Nearby Things to Do
The on-site fitness center has free weights, elliptical machines, and treadmills. An indoor pool, whirlpool tub, and locker rooms are adjacent to the fitness center.
One mile from the hotel, Dunn Park has tennis courts and a public play area. Ten miles away, Fox Run Golf Links offers an 18-hole public golf course.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
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Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Pets allowed, Only dogs and cats are allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 2, Pet maximum weight in lb is 50.00
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 12.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 12.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 12.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in public areas: USD 12.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 23 per day (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: USD 28 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 25 per stay
- Pet deposit: USD 75 per stay
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Bed & Breakfast
Book a stay in a qualifying rate category and receive full breakfasts for up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 12 and under per room.
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In this newly launched awareness campaign, five people of varying ages with Down syndrome representing diverse cultural and national backgrounds call for the attention of the public and their political representatives. Their goal is to lessen the fear of those in society who are uncomfortable with the disabled, especially those living with Down syndrome. Thanks to their beautiful, mischievous and joyful faces, they witness to all of us that happiness is indeed possible for themselves and their families.
On the 21st March, the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, USA joins with advocacy organizations world-wide to proclaim the same urgent message: Down Syndrome… SO WHAT!
The Jérôme Lejeune Foundation (Paris/U.S) was founded in 1996 and is the world's largest private funder of Down Syndrome research, providing some $25 million worldwide. In 2010 alone the Foundation invested $4 million in research, and funded over 60 research projects which together are breaking new ground in both the understanding and management of Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, and other intellectual disabilities of genetic origin. The Foundation's mission is based upon three closely joined pillars of activity: research, care, and advocacy, all carried out in a spirit of profound respect for the dignity of all human persons.
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Sean Penn Charged In Clash With Paparazzo
Sean Penn never met a camera he didn't like ... to smash. The notoriously paparazzi-unfriendly star was charged Friday with misdemeanor battery and vandalism stemming from a run in with a photog at Brentwood Country Mart in October.
Penn allegedly kicked the shooter outside the store in Brentwood. The City Attorney's office brought the charges after the District Attorney's office declined to file because the alleged actor-on-paparazzo violence didn't "rise to the level of a felony," D.A.'s spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said.
If convicted on the charges Penn could see as much as 18 months behind bars. In the mid-1980s the actor served 33 days for assaulting a paparazzo.
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Lyrics: The cards the cards we play tonight
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I really like this song. The vocals come through nicely for the most part, and the overall quality of the mix is great. I personally don't care for the gating on the vocals, but I understand if you want to keep it for stylistic reasons.
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Synopsis of the Jack Michonik novel The Heritage (Jewish Literature from Latin America) (English translation by Michael B. Miller) (Spanish original: La descendencia)
There is no hero or villain in this chronicle of the uprooting of a generation. León Edri comes closest to being the main character, for the novel––which begins and ends with his thoughts––recounts the story of his life, among others. It is the story of an immigrant Jew who arrives in South America with his pockets empty and his spirit overflowing with his rich cultural heritage. Thirty-five years later, his pockets now filled, the immigrant sadly observes that the only thing he will be able to bequeath to his children is his wealth. The cultural heritage that he so much struggled to preserve is destined to be lost. This is therefore not solely the story of León Edri, but that of many of his fellow Jews. (Currently in French translation as La Descendance by Editions Héloďse d'Ormesson, 367 p.) (Trans. by Isabelle Taudičre, 2006). EDITING WORK
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my husband is a big guy, he is pleased with this chair.
Office Star Executive Big Man's Espresso Eco Leather Chair
Save your back from undue strain at work with this adjustable executive chair. The steel-framed chair features a padded, contoured black leather seat with lumbar support for comfort. The height is adjustable to fit your body's dimensions.
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This Office Star Executive Big Man's chair features a one-touch seat height adjustment and nylon padded arms with cocoa coated accents. A thick padded contoured back with built-in lumbar support highlight this chair.- Color: Espresso/cocoa finish
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- Thick padded contoured back with built-in lumbar support
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- Weight capacity: 350 pounds
- Dimensions: 28.75 inches wide x 29.25 inches deep x 46.25 inches high
- Seat size: 22.5 inches wide x 21.75 inches deep x 5.75 inches thick
- Back size: 22.25 inches wide x 31.5 inches high x 5.75 inches thick
- Seat height: 19-22.25 inches
- Model: ECH12801-EC1
Assembly Required The rolling casters attached to the bottom of this office chair allow you to easily travel from one end of your desk to the other end without having to stand up. The chair can hold up to 350 pounds of weight, and it has an adjustable tilt for maximum comfort.
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Eco leather chair my husband is a big guy, he is pleased with this chair.
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Office Chair The nicest feature of this chair is the leather, very smooth and uniform, firm. The chair is comfortable, and gives good back support. Initially, I was disappointed that the chair back was not high enough to rest my head, but have gotten used to it.
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Chair is okay??? This chair is a great value and nice. The problem is the chair back CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. IT IS TO FAR BACK AND ON AN ANGLE I am very disappointed, for it is a good chair, except for the back. You have to sit to forward to be use it and not comfortable.
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absolutely the most comfortable office ever Buying this chair is one of the best purchases I have made in a long time. Having back and leg issues, I am more comfortable now and can enjoy sitting at my computer.
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Good Bargain This extra sturdy, plush and attractive executive chair is a good bargain at $$$. Good quality leather, very comfortable to sit in and use, easily adjustable and very attractive. I just received and assembled this chair -- easy to assemble out of the box, all tools and parts included, excellent assembly instructions. It looks and feels like it will last forever. Hopefully it actually wears as good as it's first impression.
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Nice sturdey chair Husband very tall and heavy 285, and he loves the chair. He doesn't limp when he gets up. My groin feels better when I us it. Other chair made me lame to get up.
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Nice looking chair for the money. I will wait and see how it all works out.
Wide seat
The reviews make iut look like good value for money. I hope they are correct.
What is the ◾Weight capacity? In the Product Details it Says 350 lbs In the Product features it says 250 lbs Please confirm, Thank you
Hello ereeves123, the weight capacity is 350 pounds. Have a great day!
Is "eco leather" real leather? If not, what is the fabric material made of? Thank you.
Eco-friendly leather means that the leather is tanned without the use of harmful chemicals, like Chrome, PCP and AZO dyes. For instance, Our hides come from South America where they are tanned using farm bred mimosa, and then dyed using plant based dyes in our US finishing factory which is held to some of the most stringent environmental laws in the world.
Not sure,but think it is real leather
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The combination of a comfortable work station and office chair is critical to your productivity and health. Some office chairs are not designed to properly fit the contours of the body and can lead to backaches and other related problems. It's possible to find a viable option, however, for a great price. Look below to learn how to find comfortable, inexpensive office chairs.
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For people who sit at their desk for hours each day, a comfortable office chair is essential. An office chair should fit your body and work environment. Anyone who sits in at a desk every day, whether in a home office or a cubicle, knows that there are pains associated with desk jobs and the wrong desk chairs. Lower back pain, leg fatigue, headaches, sore shoulders and arms, concentration problems and pain in the knees and calves: the list of complaints is large. Eliminate these problems by identifying elements of office chairs that will help and not hinder. Some chairs look great, but the moment you're forced to sit in them for hours, their looks may be the only positive thing about them. How do you find comfortable office furnishings that will support you for hours? This office chair buying guide is here to help you with that question.
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Brazil beat Italy in five-set thriller
Lucia Bosetti's attack is held out by Brazil's Adenizia Silva (left) and Fernanda Rodrigues
Lodz, Poland, June 8, 2012 – Olympic champions Brazil saw off 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup winners Italy 3-2 (18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 15-6) in their first 2012 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix match at the Atlas Arena in the city of Lodz, Poland on Friday.
Serena Ortolani topped the scores with 21 points for Italy, while Fernanda Rodrigues was the best scorer for Brazil with 20 points.
Brazil started well but Italy remained close behind, eventually taking the lead. Brazil coach Jose Guimaraes "Ze Roberto" called a time out but Italy maintained their three-point advantage, clinching the opener.
The second set started close but the South Americans took a three-point lead. From then on it was a disaster for Italy as they committed error after error, gifting the set to their rivals.
Italy picked themselves up for the third, earning a lead. But Brazil dug deep and drew even at 18-all before moving ahead at 20-18. They built on this, eventually taking the set 25-21.
Italy dominated the fourth set with an aggressive serving game and better tactical discipline. The European team took a six point lead. But Brazil came back into the game with an incredible block from Paula, but it was not enough to win, taking the macth to a tie-breaker.
Brazil found an extra something in the final set, leaving the Italians behind, eventually clinching a crucial win in their marathon opener.
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Revision del Grand Prix Mundial – Podrá Estados Unidos ganar cuatro al hilo?
Lausana, Suiza, 23 de diciembre de 2012 - Como parte de la serie de revisiones de fin de año, la FIVB echa un vistazo al reciente tricampeonato de Est...
01.07.2012 16:42:12
McCutcheon satisfied with USA's performance
Ningbo, China, July 1, 2012 - USA coach Hugh McCutcheon said highly about his team's performance after they beat China 3-0 to win the third straight t...
01.07.2012 16:13:02
USA complete World Grand Prix title hat-trick
01.07.2012 15:38:35
USA down China for third straight World Grand Prix title
01.07.2012 11:58:16
We learn a lot at finals, says Thailand coach
01.07.2012 11:56:45
Thailand demolish Cuba for second win in Grand Prix Finals
01.07.2012 09:46:52
Now we focus on Olympics, says Brazil coach Guimaraes
01.07.2012 09:39:56
Brazil edge past Turkey 3-1 in World Grand Prix
30.06.2012 16:40:01
This is a historical day for Turkey team, say coach
30.06.2012 16:26:37
USA march towards third straight World Grand Prix title
30.06.2012 15:49:13
Turkey come back from one set down to defeat China
30.06.2012 14:08:35
Kristin Richards celebrates birthday with another USA win
30.06.2012 11:32:23
We now focus on match with China, says USA coach
30.06.2012 11:28:40
USA extend winning streak by beating Cuba 3-0 at World Grand Prix Finals
30.06.2012 09:14:49
Happy to see Thailand improved, says Brazil coach
30.06.2012 08:51:45
Brazil overpower Thailand 3-0 in Grand Prix finals
29.06.2012 17:10:44
We are all tired after a long season, says Thailand coach
29.06.2012 17:02:50
USA remain unbeaten at World Grand Prix Finals
29.06.2012 16:46:27
Thailand rally back to upset host China in Grand Prix Finals
29.06.2012 12:27:07
Two games left and we want to win a medal, says Turkey player
29.06.2012 12:11:53
USA rallies past Turkey 3-1 to remain unbeaten
29.06.2012 09:33:22
Guimaraes satisfied with win over Cuba: it's important to keep going in a row
28.06.2012 16:29:46
USA, Turkey win two in a row at World Grand Prix Finals
28.06.2012 16:10:04
Brazil coach satisfied with team's performance
28.06.2012 15:51:03
Brazil upsets host China 3-1 at World Grand Prix Finals
28.06.2012 12:17:33
Turkey coach: We win and play a good match
28.06.2012 12:13:37
Turkey ease past Cuba at World Grand Prix Finals
28.06.2012 09:52:45
"Playing Thailand is more and more difficult" says USA captain Scott-Arruda
28.06.2012 09:21:19
USA beat Thailand to earn second victory in Grand Prix final
27.06.2012 16:29:46
USA hold off Brazil in five-set thriller as World Grand Prix kicks off in Ningbo
27.06.2012 16:05:48
Middle-player the key of victory, says Chinese coach Yu
27.06.2012 15:57:35
China off to winning start at women's volleyball World Grand Prix Finals
27.06.2012 13:07:25
Both teams played not good today, says Turkey coach
27.06.2012 13:01:08
Turkey upsets Thailand 3-1 at World Grand Prix Finals
27.06.2012 10:42:10
Hugh McCutcheon: It is a good start for USA
27.06.2012 10:34:00
USA starts Grand Prix Finals with a hard win over Brazil
26.06.2012 11:50:54
Grand Prix Finals, a good preparation for the Olympics
26.06.2012 08:33:58
USA seek third straight title as World Grand Prix Finals return to Ningbo
24.06.2012 21:44:07
World Grand Prix Finals schedule released
24.06.2012 18:28:26
Brazil and Cuba complete World Grand Prix Finals line-up
24.06.2012 17:46:46
Press Conference Report of CHN- BRA
24.06.2012 17:42:10
Press Conference Report of CUB-PUR
24.06.2012 16:54:38
Brazil book ticket to Finals
24.06.2012 16:25:21
Italy defeat Poland in five-set thriller
24.06.2012 14:35:20
USA keep focused at process, not results
24.06.2012 14:27:58
Invincible USA outclass hosts Thailand to top Pool J
24.06.2012 13:55:34
'We learned a lot' says Dominican Republic coach
24.06.2012 13:42:03
Dominican Republic claim third place in Pool L
24.06.2012 13:22:41
Japan's Otomo: 'We worked together scoring as one'
24.06.2012 12:46:21
Japan end on high note against Korea
24.06.2012 12:35:52
Cuba roll over Puerto Rico to clinch spot in Final Round
24.06.2012 11:22:18
We got valuable experience: Serbia coach
24.06.2012 11:17:24
Serbia struggle past Argentina in hard-fought 3-0 win
24.06.2012 10:32:51
Germany's Guidetti: If we don't make the finals I can't be angry with my team
24.06.2012 10:16:03
Captain Kozuch powers Germany past Turkey in four sets
23.06.2012 18:20:09
Poland coach: "My team had full concentration in the match against Dominican Republic"
23.06.2012 17:14:31
Turkey qualify for first ever World Grand Prix Finals
23.06.2012 17:07:33
Poland clinch vital win over Dominican Republic
23.06.2012 15:59:37
Brazil coach pleased with win
23.06.2012 15:58:04
Brazil seal straight sets win over Puerto Rico
23.06.2012 15:51:02
Thai coach: Serbia frustrate us with three important elements – great serves, solid blocks and fierce spikes
23.06.2012 15:20:54
Thailand overpower Serbia in dramatic four sets to secure Finals berth
23.06.2012 13:57:21
We played much better than yesterday: China captain
23.06.2012 13:53:57
China seal eighth win with Cuba victory
23.06.2012 13:39:11
Turkey captain Gümus: We are happy to win and qualify for the Finals
23.06.2012 13:27:23
Turkey clinch Finals spot with win over Japan
23.06.2012 13:27:06
We had a height disadvantage: Chinese Taipei coach
23.06.2012 13:03:19
Italy cruise past Chinese Taipei in three sets
23.06.2012 11:11:34
Bastit: It's hard to play the USA; they are one of the world's best teams
23.06.2012 10:40:27
Indomitable USA prove their class against lower-ranked Argentina
23.06.2012 10:23:47
Germany captain Kozuch: We want to show we can play at a high level
23.06.2012 10:05:17
Germany make short work of Korea in dominating three-set win
22.06.2012 18:11:54
Defending champs book ticket to Ningbo as final World Grand Prix Preliminary Round begins
22.06.2012 17:39:05
Poland disappoint Chinese Taipei on opening day
22.06.2012 17:30:35
Ze Roberto: We need to improve our defence
22.06.2012 17:29:09
Brazil women squeeze past Cuba in lengthy five-setter in China
22.06.2012 17:27:09
Italy's coach: Olympic squad yet to decide
22.06.2012 15:28:57
Italy fights off Dominican Republic 3-1 in Pool L World Grand Prix match
22.06.2012 14:00:35
Germany coach Guidetti: Our team was aggressive in every element
22.06.2012 13:46:47
Coach tells Thailand they need to keep focus
22.06.2012 13:38:42
Germany edge closer to qualification
22.06.2012 13:31:08
Thailand leave Argentina trailing in their wake
22.06.2012 13:29:54
China coach: "We improved a lot during the match"
22.06.2012 13:27:11
China notch seventh win with victory over Puerto Rico
22.06.2012 12:24:44
Accreditation reminder for WGP and WL Finals, and World Cup Olympic Qualification
22.06.2012 11:22:32
It's difficult to win points from USA: Serbia coach
22.06.2012 11:07:22
In-form USA continue unbeaten run, outclassing Serbia in straight sets
22.06.2012 10:48:38
Korea's captain Lee: We got tired and lost concentration
22.06.2012 10:36:30
Korea show spark but Turkey have the aces in World Grand Prix match in Osaka
21.06.2012 16:18:44
World Grand Prix set for gripping final weekend
21.06.2012 14:47:09
The going set to get tough in Pool J
21.06.2012 11:22:36
Japan coach Manabe: It's still possible for us to go to finals
21.06.2012 10:13:55
Brazil and coach ready for Olympic Games preview in Luohe
21.06.2012 03:50:29
Invincible USA set up opening Pool J clash against Serbia
18.06.2012 00:47:38
World Grand Prix continues to excite
17.06.2012 23:09:34
Margareta Kozuch: We were hungry to win
17.06.2012 22:51:34
Germany crushes Italy to win its first match in Sao Bernardo
17.06.2012 22:07:06
Cuba finish in style
17.06.2012 21:02:35
Jose Roberto Guimaraes: The United States is the best team in the world now


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Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski, Dustin ClareWhen young mum Elspeth Dickens (Laura Michelle Kelly), mother of naughty twin boys, installs a webcam in her kitchen, her funny sink-songs make her a cyber-sensation.
While her husband James (Ronan Keating) is off saving the world's whales, Elspeth is offered the chance of a lifetime. But when forced to choose between fame and family, the newly anointed internet goddess almost loses it all.


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Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting: private static HandlerFactory instance = null; private static ResourceBundle handlers = null; private HandlerFactory() { handlers = ResourceBundle.getBundle("nl.esa.edhe.handlers"); } public static void resetFactory() { handlers = null; instance = null; } /** * retrieve the HandlerFactory * @return the HandlerFactory */ public static synchronized HandlerFactory getInstance() { if (instance == null) { instance = new HandlerFactory(); } return instance; } loads the properties file <your-web-app>/WEB-INF/classes/nl/esa/edhe/handlers.properties Remember that the name is identical to classnaming, so relative to the root of the classpath (which for a webapp is WEB-IF/classes). You might be getting null because your properties file is not on the classpath. This is part of a singleton factory class. The reset method is included to make it possible to replace the propertiesfile at runtime without restarting the webapp (mainly for testing, but could be used by for example an installation routine as well when installing an upgrade to the application). [ March 05, 2004: Message edited by: Jeroen Wenting ]


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A place of pennance for criminals. The tales of what go on there are more than jokes, they are real.
7% of prison inmates in the USA claimed to have been raped at least once. 4% Become somebody's bitch.
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A great place for peadophiles and child molesters
Word is....that at your first day in the lockdown, you have to kick someones ass. Otherwise you become someones Bitch
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29. Prosinec 2004
One of the few places in the world where dropping the soap can mean an automatic death sentence by AIDS-infected penile injection up the ass.
I spent ten painful years in prison and my ass still hurts from the experience.
od uživatele Bubba
19. Červen 2003
a place where niggers live.
prisons house, both Pookie and Ray-Ray.
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A fishbowl for guppies. The real sharks get to stay in the ocean, and never fall into the mariners' nets. They instead run for elected office and make fortunes on Wall Street. Never do the big fish see the inside of an aquarium.
"The vilest deeds like poison weeds
Bloom well in prison air:
It is only what is good in man
That wastes and withers there:
Pale Anguish keeps the heavy gate
And the Warder in Despair."
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Bloom well in prison air:
It is only what is good in man
That wastes and withers there:
Pale Anguish keeps the heavy gate
And the Warder in Despair."
Oscar Wilde
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10. Září 2006
A great way of dealing with Pedophiles, R. kelly, and all NAMBLA members.
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12/26 Friedel: Liverpool - Blackburn (R) 9:00AM EST Rovers look for a second major scalp within a week. Soccernet preview: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=365&cc=5901 BBC preview: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2575719.stm AFAIK, no free audio.
Friedel: Liverpool vs. Blackburn, 12/26 9am ET (R) BBB back at Anfield. Likely without David Dunn, but another former Scouser, David Thompson, back from suspension. Liverpool at relatively full strength.
Friedel diplomatic regarding his time at Anfield. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N138212021226-1027.htm
According to the Everton announcer who gave an update on the Liverpool/Rovers match....the goal was a fluke lucky deflection that Brad could do nothing about...he said something like "That type of goal seems to be the only way you can beat the American these days"
I'm listening in on the Liverpool broadcast. Brad had a couple stunners in the first half. His defenders left him out to dry on the goal.
FT 1-1. The Reds are killing me 3 points out of a possible 24 over the last 8 games. Bring back Fowler . Friedel stones Owen in injury time to seal the win.
Friedel got more mentions from Soccernet. Sounds like he had another good game: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=54608&cc=3888
Man, watching Friedel highlights the other day. Jeebus! Just scary. He is awesome. The funny thing, I remember Friedel from ODP Regional camp when oh, we were about 15 or so. He was the second-string Regional goalie behind this keeper from Nebraska (yes, Nebraska) that was AWESOME, in part, because he played like a sweeper keeper (before the rule change of no backpasses), with great foot skills. But there was this Nebraska keeper, and like 5 rungs below him huddled the rest of the keepers. I wonder where that keeper is now--and no, wish I could remember his name, but remember his first name was like AJ or BJ something.
A friend of mine from Ohio, who doesn't give a damn about soccer, said he played with Friedel when he was a kid and that Brad actually quit the team for a while when the coach made him switch to GK!
well, that is actually a partical explaination for why he wasn't quite the stud yet at 15--he was probably brand new to the position! But man, Kahn has nothing on Friedel. I just got FSW a week ago, but has Friedel been playing like this ALL YEAR?!
Pretty much. It all started with his MOM performance in the League Cup Final, carried through the end of the EPL season as he was one of the major reason Rovers staved off relegation. We all saw his World Cup performance and he has been simply dominating so for this season. Rovers just lack the depth in quality they need to be a top 6 team. They'd be fighting relegation if not for Friedel
Brad played his early youth soccer for the Bay Firecrackers (Bay Village, Ohio). These kids were the class of their age in Ohio at the time. I think they went undefeated for several (4-5??) years and only gave up a handful (and remember, most hands only have 5 fingers) of goals during that time. There was 2-3 Youth regionals/nationals on that team although I don't think Brad was noticed nationally until his freshman year at UCLA. Brad split time between GK and forward. Biggest kid by a longshot but not the most athletic that I recall. Scored a buttload of goals though. An interesting note on how far US soccer has progressed.... I was talking to an old aquaintence after my U-10's indoor game last week and we both agree that my guys would have whooped the Firecrackers pretty good. We're an upper level team, but we have 5-6 better teams just in Cleveland alone. It was amazing how much we remembered between the two of us even though it was 20 years ago or so.
Friedel Plenty of praise for Brad in this SkySports match report: Cole's wonder goal extends Liverpool's slump


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In Reply to: Help! Burned food in pressure cooker posted by Chile on October 26, 2003 at 2:41 pm:
I have burned things now about 4 times in my PC. BKF got it out each time. I think it's gentle, I have used it to polish my nice stainless tea kettle and it looks great, I'm sure it's not too harsh for our PC's. I let the stuff sit over night in the sink with a little water and some BKF sprinkled on it, then it scrubs right out the next morning.


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Catboat fans may remember the Handy Cat, a fiberglass, gaff-rigged 14-footer designed by Merle Hallett of Maines Handy Boat Service in 1969 and first produced in the 1970s by Cape Dory Yachts of Taunton, Massachusetts.
After building over 150 of the boats, Cape Dory sold the molds to Nauset Marine in the early 80s. A few years later, the molds were returned to Handy Boat Service in Falmouth, Maine, which produced the Handy Cat over the next several years. In all, several hundred Handy Cats were built from 1969 through 2003.
It seemed that the world had seen the last of the Handy Cat, but it turns out this cat has more than one life, thanks to Brian Connelly of Maines Stroudwater Boatworks. A longtime catboat aficionado who grew up sailing on Cape Cod, Connelly decided to revive the model after a conversation with Handy Boats Jay Hallett following the Cape Cod Boatbuilders Show last winter.
Under a special license agreement with Handy Boat, Connelly refinished the existing molds last spring then laid up the first 2 hulls in July. After a summer of finish work, testing, improving and tweaking, the first Handy Cat built in close to a decade was officially launched in September.
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Steve Ebert had a reputation among Columbia linemen as a man who couldn't say no.
So when the city of Independence asked Thursday if Columbia could send a crew to help repair its power system in the wake of a Wednesday storm, it was no surprise that Ebert was among those who answered the call.
"He was always the one to render help," George Hessenbruch, electric distribution coordinator and a 33-year veteran of the Water and Light Department, said Saturday. "If we needed help after hours … you could always call him. He never refused a call and was always willing to volunteer to go somewhere else."
Ebert, one of 11 Water and Light employees dispatched to Independence on Thursday, died Friday morning while helping replace a light pole. He was reaching into the storage bin of a utility truck when the truck's boom came into contact with a 13,000-volt wire, according to a Water and Light news release.
Ebert, 33, is survived by his wife, Vicki, and three children, Kevin, 7, Erik, 5, and Ashlyn, 1. The Steve Ebert Memorial Fund has been established at Boone County National Bank. Donors can send contributions to the bank or to the Water and Light Department. Proceeds will support the
Columbia apprentice lineman Chuck Schouten was also hurt in the accident and admitted to Independence Regional Health Center. He returned home Friday.
The accident happened at 8:50 a.m. as Ebert's crew was preparing to move a live wire from a damaged pole to a new one.
"It's a normal practice to be working on an energized circuit because citizens don't like their power turned off," Independence Power and Light Director George Morrow said.
Hessenbruch said that the job was routine — "It's what we've done 100 times" — and that the task came very early in Ebert's shift. He said the loss has been hard on Columbia's team of 72 electric distribution workers.
"There were a lot of guys that were really hurting last night," Hessenbruch said, describing the mood as quiet and somber as co-workers gathered to console each other Friday. A city counselor spoke with the linemen as a group and individually.
Hessenbruch said the tragedy probably will draw the crew even closer.
"I think we're awful, awful close already," he said. "Everyday when you're on a pole and you're working with someone else, you have to have a tremendous amount of trust and a tremendous amount of respect for the people you work with, and we have that."
Ebert had worked at Water and Light since 1993, first as a temporary laborer, then as a meter reader. He was promoted to apprentice lineman in 1994.
Fellow lineman Steve Casteel was an apprentice with Ebert, whom he called "a good lineman, a good person overall.'"
"He'd do anything for you, just one of those caring people that really wanted to help out," he said.
Casteel said Ebert was sharp on the job. "He was very careful what he did. He did everything according to the way we were told to do it and taught to do it."
Hessenbruch described Ebert as a "great father" and a "great husband."
He liked to play cards with colleagues around a poker table in his basement, Casteel said. He also enjoyed lineman rodeos, in which power crews from around the nation and world test their skills in job-related events such as pole climbing and crossover changes. Ebert had recently competed in Kansas City and Memphis.
"That just shows me how much pride he took in his job, that he took it on his own outside his job to practice," Hessenbruch said.
Hessenbruch said Columbia's power crew is among the best in the nation. Linemen undergo four years of apprentice training, and many attend two years of trade school before that.
"We do a tremendous amount of work hot, meaning the lines are energized," Hessenbruch said, explaining that the city strives to maintain service to customers whenever possible.
"Our crewmen have been recruited across the country because of the caliber of workers they are," he said. "Our best customer service is being taken for granted, and people don't realize what's behind it when they go flip the light switch and turn on the light in the kitchen."
Both City Manager Ray Beck and Water and Light Director Dan Dasho extended condolences to Ebert's family, friends and co-workers.
"Steve Ebert lost his life going beyond the normal call of duty; he was helping another community in its time of need. It is a sad day at Columbia Water and Light," Dasho said.
Ebert was the first Water and Light Department employee killed on the job since Charles Pollack died in 1954 while repairing lights on a baseball field.
Missourian staff contributed to this report.


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Boko Haram, the group behind the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian girls, has released a shocking new video. The video claims to show more than a hundred kidnapped Nigerian teenage girls who have been converted to Islam, according to The Daily Mail. Nigerian's Islamist group's leader said that Boko Haram will only release the girls in exchange of militant prisoners who are in the custody of the government. Meanwhile, another report revealed Boko Haram's connection with Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden.
The 17-minute long video was acquired by news agency AFP. The video shows 130 girls wearing headscarves. According to the Web site, some of the girls from the camp are talking to the camera and they look "extremely nervous." The video shows the missing girls saying Islamic prayers in Islam's traditional manner, while sitting in what looks like woods.
In the video that has created quite a stir, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau addresses the camera. He is dressed in militant uniform and holds an AK-47. While speaking in Hausa language of northern Nigeria, Shekau says: "All I am saying is that if you want us to release the girls that we have kidnapped, those who have not accepted Islam will be treated as the Prophet (Mohammed) treated infidels and they will stay with us," (as quoted in The Daily Mail report).
The leader of Boko Haram also says that they will not release the girls while they detain their brothers.
However, the Nigerian government has refused to fulfill any such demand of exchanges. They reportedly have two armies that are searching for the kidnapped girls.
According to The Guardian report, Isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has extended an offer to assist in the search mission.
The rebel group Boko Haram took 276 girls on April 14 while they were writing an exam at a school in a village called Chibok in Borno. While some escaped the mass kidnapping, as many as 200 are still missing.
Meanwhile, a new report reveals about Boko Haram's connections with founder of terror group Al Qaeda. The Daily Beast reports that some intelligence analysts claim that Osama Bin Laden provided seed money and advised Boko Haram.
The report claims that in the year 2002, Osama Bin Laden sent aide of $3 million to Nigeria to Salafist political organisations who shared same goals as that of al Qaeda. One out of many such groups was Boko Haram who believed in their goal of "imposing Islamic rule." The report infers that the terror group provided Boko Haram with seed money and only had "tangential links to Al Qaeda's North African affiliate."
"There were channels between bin laden and Boko Haram leadership," a U.S. Intelligence official told The Daily Beast. He also claimed that the Osama Bin Laden provided some "strategic direction at times."
The U.S. Intelligence officials claim that some documents were obtained in 2011 that includes correspondence details between the leaders of the two groups. Meanwhile, some other officials say that these "secret" documents include some letters from Boko Haram to Osama Bin Laden to which Bin Laden never responded.
In addition to those claims, the Web site notes that the U.S. intelligence community believes that Boko Haram has only "evolved" over the period of time. It now poses threat to the West as it resembles an unofficial Al Qaeda affiliate.
The rebel group Boko Haram took 276 girls on April 14 while they were writing an exam at a school in a village called Chibok in Borno. While some escaped the mass kidnapping, as many as 200 Nigerian schoolgirls are still missing.


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Calderon Trade Scenarios By Sam Holako Feb 25, 2012 With the trade deadline looming, all the GM's/agents in the league will be in the same city for a couple days in a row, somethings going to happen. For the Raptors, that something might center around Calderon.
Gameday: Raptors vs Magic – Jan. 1/12 By Sam Holako Jan 1, 2012 Raptors in Orlando for the 1st game of a back-to-back
Gameday: Raptors vs Magic – Jan. 21/11 By Sam Holako Jan 21, 2011 The Raptors head to Florida for the first night of a back-to-back against the Magic
Gameday: Raptors vs Magic – Nov. 12/10 By Sam Holako Nov 12, 2010 Raptors head to Florida, for the first night of a back-to-back against the Magic.
Turns Out It WAS VC Tribute Night By Sam Holako Nov 23, 2009 Magic 104, Raptors 96 – Box In what amounted to another middle-finger being pointed at the Raptors by our ex-franchise player, Vince Carter had the last laugh again. How ridiculously ill conceived is this plan to honour Raptors greats of the past? I mean, Oakley was cool because he is years removed from playing, and he's interesting…. Read more »
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COLUMBIA — About 40 residents met Wednesday at the Boone County Government Center to discuss the problem of sewage overflows in Columbia.
The city had 120 sewage overflows in fiscal 2010, according to Steve Hunt, Columbia environmental services manager. Sewage overflows occur predominantly in basements and through manhole covers and can be very expensive to clean up, he said.
Hunt also said sewage overflows damage public and private property, expose the public to fecal-borne diseases and cause sewage runoff into Hinkson Creek.
Columbia uses separate pipelines to deal with stormwater and sewage, said Columbia Sewer Superintendent Bill Weitkemper. When stormwater leaks into the sewage systems, overflows can occur.
"Basically, there are two reasons for sewage overflows," said David Sorrell, Columbia Sewer Utility manager. "One, you could have an obstruction in the sewer pipe due to tree roots, grease, trash or what-have-you. The other reason is when it rains a lot, you have stormwater inflow and infiltration due to unauthorized connections to the city's sewer system."
Unauthorized connections can include sump pumps that divert stormwater into the city's sewage system, rooftop gutter spouts that drain into the sewer and yard drains that connect to the sewer, Weitkemper said.
Sections 22-215.1 and 22-216.1 of the Columbia Code of Ordinances specifically prohibit such stormwater discharges into the city's sewage main, but Weitkemper said the city has not "aggressively" enforced the ordinances.
Wednesday's meeting, a joint effort of the Boone County Smart Growth Coalition and the Osage Group of the Sierra Club, sought to address the issue of sewage overflows and discuss possible ways to induce homeowners and business owners to remove their illegal stormwater connections to the city's sewage utility.
"I have a lot of sympathy for someone who bought an old house and didn't even know it was illegally connected to the sewer," said Ken Midkiff, conservation chair of the Osage Group of the Sierra Club. "We have to differentiate them from people who build and know full well what they're doing is illegal."
Weitkemper cited estimates that suggest up to 80 percent of stormwater inflow to the city's sewer comes from private sources.
The panel debated two methods of inducing property owners to remove their illegal connections: an incentive program and a punitive program.
The incentive program would entail cash reimbursements paid by the city to all who qualify to retrofit their homes. The punitive strategy would issue fines to all homeowners with stormwater drainage violations.
Hunt said he is preparing a draft ordinance to submit to City Council. He said the ordinance would be available to the public on Feb. 17 and would recommend reimbursing owners of single-family homes who fix their sewage connections to make them free of stormwater flow.
"This problem is like death by 1,000 cuts," Midkiff said. "Maybe you're not contributing that much to the problem individually, but if you multiply this by the number of offenders, it becomes a big problem."
The Environmental Protection Agency's recent recommendations to clean up Hinkson Creek complicate this issue. The EPA designated stormwater as one of the creek's pollutants. Removing stormwater from the city's sewage system while reducing the number of sewage overflows will increase the amount of stormwater that ends up in Hinkson Creek.
"If you correct the sewage problems, you're adding to the stormwater problems," Midkiff said.
The EPA's recommendations require that the city reduce the amount of stormwater runoff entering the creek by 39.6 percent.
Another discussion centered around whether homeowners should be responsible for cleaning their basements when sewage overflows occur. Currently, homeowners with sewage backups are responsible for protecting their property.
"The city's position is they shouldn't have bought a house in the flood plain," Weitkemper said Tuesday. "If the city's sewer is backing up in someone's house, I think it's the city's responsibility. I guess I'm the only one who thinks that."
The panel's final recommendation to the public was to keep calling the city with stormwater and sewage problems.
"If you've got a problem, don't give up," Weitkemper said. "We've had 36 homes in town that have backed up 61 times in the past three years. It's important you let us know what the problem is. Don't quit calling just because nothing's been done. If we don't know what the problem is, we can't solve it."
The panel that led the discussion consisted of Midkiff, Weitkemper and Boone County Southern District Commissioner Karen Miller. Reuben Stern of the MU journalism faculty moderated.


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Dr. David Garcia Appointed Associate Provost for Business IntelligenceContributed by Marisa Kelly on 05/10/2012 I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. David Garcia to the position of Associate Provost for Business Intelligence (BI) effective June 1st. Beginning in the fall of 2009, the College began an assessment of our business reporting structures and capabilities. Ultimately, a series of recommendations were made that included creating a position to oversee our business intelligence operation especially in terms of fostering on campus a climate of data driven thinking. The decision was made to create this BI leadership position within the Office of the Provost. As the Associate Provost for Business Intelligence, Dr. Garcia will work collaboratively across campus to ensure that we are maximizing our analytical capabilities to inform institutional decision making. He will be working collaboratively with ITS and other units to assist in ongoing work to make certain that our data is organized appropriately to support our business intelligence needs. Dr. Garcia brings significant experience to this position, having served in a number of different administrative capacities, including his current appointment as Executive Associate Dean in the School of Humanities and Sciences. He was also an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow during the 2008-2009 academic year, serving in-residence in the provost's office at SUNY-Oswego. Dr. David Garcia Appointed Associate Provost for Business Intelligence Comment from
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Monthly Archives: December 2005
Totally unforeseeable.
Herbicide-resistant genetically-modified crops cross-breeding with weeds? Shocking.
Via Slashdot.
The New York City Police Riots
… The arrest of Mayor Wood was ordered. Captain Walling of the Metropolitan Police was sent to arrest the Mayor but was promptly thrown out on his ear. Wood occupied City Hall protected by 300 of his Municipals who resisted a force of 50 Metropolitans sent there to arrest him. Later that day 50 Metropolitan Police descended on City Hall with night sticks in hand to carry out the order. The Municipals ran into the street and the two factions fought each other. The Metropolitans retreated. 52 policemen were injured, one crippled for life. The Metropolitan Police Board then called in the National Guard who surrounded City Hall. The Mayor finally submitted to arrest but soon returned to office released on minimal bail.
From Ubanography, but I didn't believe it, until I found confirmation at the official website of New York City.
I'm really tickled to know that New York had two rival police forces. Thanks to Ian Goldberg for mentioning it.
Gartner to Visa, MasterCard: Play fair
Oft-quoted Gartner analyst Avivah Litan weighs in on the intriguingly gentle treatment of Sam's Club by Visa and MasterCard:
* MasterCard and Visa: Show far greater transparency in enforcing PCI standards. There is still too much confusion about the standard and how to comply with it — confusion that is increased by seemingly unequal treatment of different types of retailers, such as Sam's Club, and processors, such as CardSystems.
An excellent point, well worth repeating.
Fingerprint Readers and the Economics of Privacy
I used to feel bad advocating for privacy laws. I'm generally down on laws restricting private contracts, and privacy laws seemed to be an intellectual inconsistency. I've resolved that feeling because almost a great many privacy invasive systems depend on either social security numbers, or government issued identity documents. It seems quite consistent to restrict how such documents can be used.
But your fingers aren't government issued. So the same logic doesn't apply. Now Government Computer News reports that "DHS shoves fingerprint tech forward:"
The Homeland Security Department is working with the departments of Defense and State, the FBI and the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology as well as technology vendors to develop a new generation of 10-finger "slap capture" units for fingerprint collection.
DHS pushing new generation of readers. A "10 finger slap reader" is a reader that's designed to rapidly read fingers without a need to roll each one for a good read. The new technologies are also supposed to be AFIS compatible, which will be tricky.
The trouble with these five agencies coming together is that they create a predictable, profitable market to encourage R&D spending. Once that money has been spent, these systems will be put in place all over the place.
I'm opposed to driving down the cost or efficiency of bulk fingerprinting. It should remain an expensive process to discourage its use. The cleared, desensitized functionaires who are putting forth what they label a challenge are also putting forth subsidies for a future privacy invasion infrastructure. In many ways worse than that, they're sending a clear message that "visitors are no longer welcomed, they're made to feel like suspects in a criminal investigation."
One question to ask is, what happens when everyone tries to do this and use fingerprints as authenticators? When the same authenticator is widely used, it becomes easy to steal. I know that many of my employment agreements have included security policies such as not re-using a password, Does anyone have contract forbidding re-exposure of biometrics? (I'd be happy to help someone create one.) What happens when all ten of your fingers have been claimed by companies whose terms of service forbid you from using that finger elsewhere? Will you be required by contract to resist fingerprinting after arrest?
(Thanks to GCN for the `neutral' headline, and Alice Marshall for the pointer. Fingerprints by, of, Tow Zwierz, on Flickr. Click the image for the large version. [Updated: Sorry to misspell your name there Tow.)
How To Train Users
[Update: I had accidentally linked an out of stock edition on Amazon. The new link has copies in stock.]
Part of me thinks that training users is a cop-out. It's a way for the technology industry to evade responsibility for the insecurity of their products, and blame customers for manufacturers' failings. At the same time, I'm fond of the flexibility that computers give me to do all sorts of things, some of them stupid.
I think that we need to do more to make security usable, to set the defaults right, and to reduce the desensitization that so many products engage in.
What's worse, auditors and consultants love to insist that you train your users about the importance of security. And that means that training material like Ben Rothke's "Computer Security: 20 Things Every Employee Should Know" may well be useful.
I have a fondness for little books. That it is hard to write concisely is a subject I intend to talk about quite a bit. Rothke's '20 Things' is best understood as a collection of short essays, a page or three in length. Each is easily digested and understood, and the book as a whole is a fine component of an education program until we start creating better products. It is a little book in the very best of ways. In other words, you ought to be buying this book, and its sequels, for a long time to come.
Mossberg's Mailbox
This week's Mossberg's Mailbox has a great point, that I can't resist sharing: "However, I feel compelled to note that, if you allow your Internet usage to be totally ruled by security fears, you may miss out on a lot." He then goes on to discuss some of the always on benefits such as automatic updates and online backups while you sleep. Mr Mossberg doesn't discuss the potential risks of leaving your computer on more often, but given the current rate of exploitation, I think this is really an irrelevant concern. Let's hear it for some sane thought on risk.
Two on the Iraqi Army
A spokesman for the American military command that oversees training of the Iraqi forces also said that while he did not know the security forces' ethnic mix, he believed that there were more Sunni troops than the election data suggested.
From the New York Times, "Election Results Suggest Small Role For Sunnis in Security Forces." Contrast with the details from Knight Ridder "How the story was reported:"
(More after the break. Split strangely to allow me to test a change.)
Mariott Vacation Club, 206,000 records, backup tape
Marriott International Inc.'s time-share division said yesterday that it is missing backup computer tapes containing credit card account information and the Social Security numbers of about 206,000 time-share owners and customers, as well as employees of the company.
Officials at Marriott Vacation Club International said it is not clear whether the tapes, missing since mid-November, were stolen from the company's Orlando headquarters or whether they were simply lost.
From the Washington Post, via CSO Online.
London and Terror Threats
The BBC reports that the Mayor of London says "there had been 10 attempted attacks since 11 September 2001, two of which had come since the 7 July bombs." ("Threat to London 'disorganised'") Where are the perpetrators? Are they free, because of insufficient evidence? Are they in jail? Were they killed by security forces? Claims such as these matter, and need to be backed by evidence.
Also in the BBC, a long article regarding security in mass transit, "The unlikely enemy of the terrorist:"
…public transport is much harder to protect. There were nearly one billion journeys made last year on the UK's network, which has 2,500 mainline railway stations and one of the biggest underground systems in the world.
The design is a triumph of convenience, so passengers hop on and off buses, Tubes and suburban trains without the check-in desk or long queues familiar to air travellers. And the stations are built to ease the passage of millions of people each day, with open spaces and multiple entries.


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Brute Force features over 30 different kinds of weapons. Ranging from huge rocket launchers, energy weapons, projectile grenades and more, there's never a shortage of new ways to kill of enemy scrubs. Items such as gas, energy and fragmentation grenades, medikits and ammo clips also keep the action flowing at a great pace.
There are six huge worlds that are split up into sub-missions to divide and conquer, so the campaign game will keep individual players busy for some time -- particularly when you replay through missions on different difficulty levels. Probably the most interesting aspect of the game is the multiplayer stuff. The game's System Link functionality is fantastic for people that have the proper setup, though the lack of online play through the Xbox Live service definitely hurts the game.
Ghost Recon is the most popular Xbox Live titles to date. Why? Because people like to play online, as part of a team. It seems like an inexcusable oversight to have excluded Live play from Brute Force, but in the end you're still left with a fun one-to-eight player experience, albeit using up to four Xbox's, four TVs and a few System Link cable. Playable in both co-op and deathmatch modes, Brute Force is a blast with a few friends. Sure, the graphics are dumbed down substantially when four players are going split screen, but the basic gameplay elements remain the same.
be available shortly after Brute Force ships via Xbox Live and will feature new missions and full campaigns for both single and multiplayer. Add in some of the unlockable character DNA modules that are found in the campaign mode, and you're selection of players in the multiplayer modes increases too.
Brute Force might not be the big Halo killer that people have hoped for -- just have to hang in there for Halo 2 -- but it's a great third-person action title with a neat squad twist. Sometimes the missions might get a tad repetitive, and it might not be the biggest revelation in terms of gameplay you've ever seen, but throw in some friends and you'll have a blast. It offers solid action, cool visuals and a great distraction from reality -- it's just a shame that the online play is missing.


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A group including publicly traded private equity powerhouse Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG ) has agreed to buy the Duff & Phelps (NYSE: DUF ) investment bank. The consortium that includes Carlyle, Stone Point Capital, Pictet & Cie, and Edmond de Rothschild Group will pay $15.55 per share in cash to acquire Duff for a total transaction value of approximately $665.5 million.
The exact proportions of the buyout were not specified, but in a statement, Duff & Phelps said none of the four buyers would be acquiring more than 35% of Duff's shares individually.
This transaction announced on Sunday is expected to close in the first half of 2013. But in the meantime, the putative buyer have granted Duff a "go-shop" window allowing it to seek out competing offers from now through Feb. 8. In the event Duff finds an offer superior to that of Carlyle and its partners, which Carlyle and its partners do not match or beat and which Duff chooses to go with, it will be required to pay today's bidders a $6.65 million break-up fee.
Meanwhile, Duff clarified that it will continue paying dividends to its shareholders from now until the transaction closes.
Shares of Duff & Phelps opened 19.1% higher Monday, and as of this writing are trading slightly above the offer price at $15.57. The offer price of $15.55 per share is a 19.2% premium to the closing price of Duff & Phelps shares on Friday and 27.3% over the company's volume-weighted average share price during the 30 days ended Dec. 28, according to the company.


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Public Art in Private Development
The Art Programs Division Manager offers technical assistance and serves as a resource for developers within the Central Business District and Channel District. The ordinances for this requirement is chapter 27-441 and 27-445, respectively, of the City Code. For more information, please contact the Art Programs office at (813) 274-8531.
The following are documents (PDF) citing Public Art requirements for Downtown (Central Business District) and Channel District developers:
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- Skypoint
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- Tampa Museum of Art
- TECO line Streetcar Stop - at Whiting
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- "Conversations" by Eric Higgs
Glazer Children's Museum
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Fueled by the encouragement from regulatory agencies in the U.S. and Europe, the art and science of pediatric drug development has evolved rapidly in pharmaceutical companies over the last few years. Due to recent governmental initiatives such as the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) in the U.S. and Pediatric Investigation Plans (PIPs) in Europe, pharmaceutical companies have been given clear pathways and incentives to develop drug indications and products for this important group of patients. This web seminar will examine these regulatory initiatives and discuss practical and effective development approaches and study designs.
Robert L. Kunka, Ph.D.
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